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- Singapore ex-cop cleared of sex-for-contract charges
- The trial judge said that Ng's actions were ‘not corrupt’ as he had been in an intimate relationship with Ms Sue the whole time.
- Romania allows testimony of witness in hit-and-run case
- An ex-diplomat allegedly hit three pedestrians while driving a car belonging to the Romanian mission in Singapore, killing a 30-year-old Malaysian.
- Australia bank sells scandal-hit note firm stake
- Eight executives from Securency and NPA have also been charged over the alleged racket, which involved contracts in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
- Groups want stiffer sentences over tiger parts trafficking
- Eight tiger skins, and 22 tiger skulls and bones were discovered at the home of Nor Shahrizam Nasir in Kedah in February last year.
- Sarawak revising plan to build dams, says Masing
- The state minister of land development says the state will only need four, and not 12, dams to cater to its energy demands.
- Amnesty slams Malaysia arrests under 'flawed' law
- The new act has also come under criticism for giving authorities too much power to hold people for up to 28 days without charge.
- Study: Internet users seeking more 'invisibility'
- Surveying consumers in 11 countries, Ovum says 68pct of respondents said they would select a 'do not track' feature if this was available.
- Philippines mega-casino set to open next month
- The US$1.2 billion Solaire Manila Resorts with 500 hotel rooms is one of four gaming operations licenced at Manila’s bayside Entertainment City.
- HRW condemns Malaysia for deporting Uighurs
- ‘While Malaysians were celebrating the New Year, their gov't was forcibly returning Uighur asylum seekers to a dangerously uncertain fate in China.’
- 14th rare Sabah pygmy elephant found dead
- It was found dead of suspected poisoning, the latest in a series of fatalities that has shaken conservation efforts.
- 10 rare pygmy elephants found dead in Sabah
- Sabah wildlife department ‘highly suspects’ the animals died due to poisoning after it found severe ulceration and bleeding in their digestive tracts.
- Singapore gov't faces litmus test in by-election
- The by-election will test the public mood two years after the ruling party suffered its worst ever poll performance in the 2011 GE.
- Singapore man held over threats to politician, say cops
- A former Singaporean newspaper worker has been arrested for threatening an opposition leader and his family ahead of a by-election, his employer and police said today.
- Is it a bird? A plane? No, just a guy named Oscar
- Self-styled Argentine superhero Menganno, a former cop, finds himself charged with carrying an unlicensed gun.
- Indian party gives knives to women
- ‘The way you cut vegetables, cut the hand of the person who touches you the same way,’ a Shiv Sena official tells women.
- Malaysian killed in Algeria crisis, confirms ministry
- The ministry is working with the operator of the facility to fly the body of the man identified as Chong Chung Ngen back to Malaysia.
- Singapore boosts 'baby bonus' scheme
- Singapore today announced increased cash bonuses for parents of newborn babies and introduced paternity leave as part of a package of measures to boost population and reduce dependence on foreigners.
- Najib to make rare visit to Gaza on Tuesday
- Najib will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Anifah Aman and other officials on the one-day visit on Tuesday, says an aide.
- Fate of two Malaysians unknown in Algerian crisis
- It said that three other Malaysians who were working at the gas plant were safe. The embassy 'is still determining the fate' of the other two.
- Pope appoints envoy to Muslim Malaysia
- ‘I am delighted by the appointment of Archbishop Joseph Marino as the first Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia,’ says PM Najib.
- Malaysia rated top Muslim-friendly holiday destination
- On a scale of one to 10 in which 10 is the best score, Malaysia came out number one with a grade of 8.3 among 50 nations surveyed.
- Singapore gov't gets polls boost from split opposition
- The People’s Action Party is hoping for a morale-boosting win this month, after launching measures to address voter gripes.
- Pastor charged for sex with underage girl in island republic
- A Singaporean pastor was charged today with having sex with a 15-year-old girl who belonged to his congregation, police and local media said.
- Singapore parliament installs first female speaker
- Singapore’s first female speaker of parliament was formally installed today, replacing a disgraced predecessor who stepped down after he confessed to an extramarital affair.
- Police probe Straits Times over voter poll
- The Straits Times itself disclosed the investigation on its website late yesterday and said it would cooperate in any police probe.
- Malaysian sect prepared for Mayan 'doomsday'
- Malacca police say there is yet any evident to suggest the group had any links to militant groups or were planning any attack.
- S'pore ruling party in polls test amid growing discontent
- Singapore’s governing party faces a poll test this month to fill the seat of the former parliamentary speaker who quit over an affair, officials said today, at a time of growing criticism of its rule.
- Malaysia exports rebound as China demand returns
- The total value of all exports rose 3.3 percent in November, year-on-year, to RM58.67 billion (US$19.28 billion), says the ministry.
- Journalists at censored China paper strike deal
- Reports say under the deal, journalists will not be punished and propaganda authorities would no longer directly interfere in content before publication.
- Pakistani girl Malala discharged from British hospital
- The 15-year-old, shot by the Taliban, will continue her rehabilitation at her family's temporary English home before further surgery.